There are many things to know about theatre. Maybe one day I will know them all. For now, I am satisfied with the following seven things I learned about theatre in the last 10 days: 1) The bit in Glengarry Glen Ross where Alec Baldwin comes in to scream obscenities at all the salesmen was […]
10 questions: Marjorie Chan
Photos by Norman Yeung. 1) What the fuck is going on? What the fuck is going on when Miss Universe visits Gitmo? What the fuck is going on when robots are created to mimic child-like behaviours? What is fuck is going on in Kim Jong Il’s head? I ask myself this all the freaking time. […]
Chicago theatre history 2.0
Chicago-based actor, writer, and “budding technomancer” Dan Granata has launched a new theatre blog that promises to dig deep into Chicago’s theatrical history. From the “About” page: “It’s about the stories, on stage and off. It’s about the audiences. It’s about the conversation that’s been going on long before we got here and will continue […]
Binary and theatrical narration
Performance You have read the books. Taken the classes. Scratched the lottery tickets. Soaked your feed. Checked your watch. Tied your shoes. Broken down the boxes. Painted the walls. Changed into something with higher contrast. Photographed the room. Recorded the important bits in your notebook. And committed the rest to memory. The only thing left […]
10 questions: Evan Webber
Photo by Stu Wiber. 1) What the fuck is going on? Small Wooden Shoe has just opened Dedicated to the Revolutions, and I’m thinking quite a lot about that. And there’s a depression and so on. 2) What’s the big idea behind the ongoing Small Wooden Shoe series “Dedicated to the Revolutions”? We’re examining the […]
“Theatre is everywhere – most of it is free”
Vancouver-based theatre blogger and playwright Simon Ogden (The Blogtender) gets the Umbrella Talk interview treatment over at MK Piatkowski’s One Big Umbrella blog. A sample: “I have a dream about Black Box theatres dotting our communities like convenience stores (convenience theatres?), each of them telling their own stories. As theatre grows again into a common […]
What can theatre learn from the Harvard Business blogs?
Is it wrong for theatre artists to love the Harvard Business blogs? You decide. Check out a few recent posts: The art of the self-imposed deadline How to write an elevator pitch Seven communication mistakes managers make From that last post: “A start-up company’s controller watched the CFO lie to members of other departments and […]
More standing on books for World Theatre Day
World Theatre Day was fun. Standing on Books for World Theatre Day was fun, too. They are standing on books in Chicago, Texas, Toronto, Vancouver, Vancouver (again), and Australia. Is there a chance you could be persuaded to stand on books for World Theatre Day? If you’re up for it, just take a picture of […]
Standing on books for World Theatre Day
For World Theatre Day I have decided to photograph myself standing on books. In addition to this photo, I have taken another photo of myself in a different space, standing on a different pile of books, in a different pair of shoes. I have sent that photo to the World Theatre Day Tumblelog, here.
Theatre manifesto blogging for dummies
There’s nothing like a prescriptive list to ignite the passion of the blogs. This week, the blogs have been having their way with theatre manifestos: 1. New York theatreist and blogger Matt Freeman’s posts How to Write a Manifesto about the State of the American Theatre on your own Blog! “Theatre is an art, not […]
Twitiquette for theatre tweeps?
Is it just me, or is Twitter the most outrageously uptight social media tool ever invented? It starts with a simple question: “What are you doing?” But Twitter quickly reveals itself to be a minefield of unwritten rules, exclusive jargon and career-damaging etiquette traps. Following this hunch, I hopped on my Twitter account yesterday and […]
10 questions: George Hunka
1) What the fuck is going on? It depends I suppose on who the fuck you ask. Since you ask me: Raising a daughter, trying to keep body and soul together, keeping the wolf from the door. Aside from that, filing the right legal paperwork to finally get the theatre company off the ground, finishing […]
The new Clyde Fitch Report
Have you seen the new home of the Clyde Fitch Report? This is New York theatre writer and Broadway historian Leonard Jacobs‘ widely read blog, relocated and relaunched – with a revamped “arts and politics” focus and the promise of new voices of dissent. Of the relaunch, Jacobs writes: “For 30 months and more than […]
Performance. Production. Theory.
Thought I’d warm up the new blog with some off-the-top-of-my-head thoughts: Performance A nice new pair of shoes can transform how a person performs their class identity – especially if they feel that they somehow straddle the line between two classes. Production The production apparatus – whether it’s related to theatre, publishing, or manufacturing – […]
Theatre is Territory 3.0
Hi there. Thanks for stopping by the new home of Theatre is Territory. As you may know, this blog got its start under the wing of the good folks at Praxis Theatre. We had a good run together, but all things must pass – and so the time has come for both me and this […]